my @arr = (10, 20, 30); my $aref = \@arr; say $aref; #ARRAY(0x1810e90) 0x1810e90 ~~ 2 --output:-- NOPE! #### my @a = (10, 20, 30); my @b = (10, 20, 30); my $aref = \@a; my $bref = \@b; say $aref; say $bref; --output:-- ARRAY(0x1810e90) ARRAY(0x181ace0) #yet... say @a ~~ @b ? 'yes' : 'no'; --output:-- yes